Washtub



Oct. 26 1926. 1,604,724 w. c. SELF WASHTUB Filed March 25. 1925 Patented Oct. 26, 1926.

UNITED STATES- WILLIAM SELF, OF ALBANY, ALABAMA.

WASH'IUB.

' Application filed March 25, 1925. Serial No. 18,262.

This invention relates to wash tubs and more particularly to a double tub by the use of which the washing of clothes Wlll be greatly facilitated and considerable labor saved.

One of the objects of the present inventlon is to provide a tub having a transverse partition wall dividing the interior of the tub into two compartments so that clothes may be washed in one compartment and rinsed in the other compartment, or two persons may work at the tub at the same time.

Another object of the invention is to provide, in connection with the partition re ferred to above, a novel form of soap and bluing ledge so constructed that soapy water draining from soap disposed upon the ledge cannot enter that compartment of the tub which is intended to be employed in rinsing the clothes.

Another object of the invention is to provide a novel form of washboard to be employed in connection with the tub, and novel means for supporting the board upon the wall of the tub against displacement.

Another object of the invention is to provide means whereby either or both compartments of the tub may be readily drained.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a view partly inside elevation and artly in longitudinal section, illustrating the tub embodying the invention.

Figure 2 is a top plan view of the tub.

Figure 3 is a vertical sectional view through one of the washboards, taken sub stantially on the line 33 of Figure 2, looking in the direction indicated by the arrows.

Figure 4 is a horizontal sectional view taken substantially on the line 44 of Figure 3, looking in the direction indicated by the arrows.

The tub, as shown in the drawings, is of eater length thanwidth as distinguished rom the ordinary round tub and is made of sheet metal and comprises a bottom 1, side walls 2, and rounded end walls 3, the side and end Walls being inclined downwardly and reinforced by a continuous bead 4 extending entirely about the body of the tub. The bottom 1 is likewise preferably reinforced by an upstanding bead 5 which is spaced inwardly from the margin of the bottom and conforms to the outline of said margin. The tub is divided transversely midway between its ends by an upright partition wall 6 united by soldering or othercompartments are designed primarily for use respectively in the washing of clothes and the rinsing thereof. The upper edge portion of the partition wall 6 is curved over in the direction of that end wall of the tub body which is associated with the compartment .8, to provide one side 9 of a trough or shelf 10 for supporting bars of soap and bluing, and a similarly curved sheet metal plate 11 is secured at its lower edge to the face of the partition wall 6 at the juncture of the side portion 9 therewith, to define the opposite side of the said soap trough or ledge, and this plate is formed at intervals in its length with openings 12 through which soapy water may drain into the compartment 7 of the tub, which is the washing compartment. At this point it will be understood that soap, bluing and the like may be placed upon the trough-like ledge 10 and any soapy water draining from the cake or cakes of soap will pass through the openings 12 and be returned to the washing compartment 7 in which the clothes are first washed, the imperforate side member 9 of the said ledge preventing any soapy water entering the compartment 8.

A washboard, indicated in general by the numeral 13, is removably supported within each of the compartments 7 and 8 upon the end wall 3 thereof, and the washboard is, in each instance, preferably formed of sheet metal and comprises a body plate 14 which is formed with horizontal corrugations defining ridges 15 and intervening valleys 16, constituting the rubbing surface of the board. In order to render this surface'more effective, it is preferable that the ridges 15 be formed each with aseries of oblique ribs or protuberances 17 alternate ones of which are of greater height than the others. The metallic plate formingthe body of the board is preferably formed at its upper edge portion to rovide a forwardly extending horizontal ridge 18 which servesto prevent water being splashed over the end wall of the tub as the clothes are moved upwardly over the surface of the board. Atthe opposite upper corners of the body plate 14 of the washboard, there are provided suspension hook placement of the mtmbers indicated by the numeral 19, which members are engageable over the upper edge of the end wall 3 of the tub against which the board is disposed, clamp screws 20 being threaded'through the central portions of the said suspension hook members and bem adjustable to bind against the outer side 0 the said end wall 3. In order to brace the body plate of the board, channeled brace members 21 are employed and these members are preferably formed of sheet metal strips and each comprises side portions 22 having flanges 23 soldered or otherwise secured to the rear side of the body plate 14, and a connecting portion 24 which is designed to rest against the inner surface of the end Wall 3 of the tub. In order to prevent lateral diswashboard, angle strips 25 are soldered or otherwise secured to the inner face of the end wall 3 of the tub and have their outstanding flanges or wings so spaced as to be substantially engaged by the lateral edges of the body plate 14 of the board disposed between them, as best shown in Figures 2 and 4 of the drawings.

The tub is preferably provided upon each end wall with a handle indicated by the numeral 26, whereby the tub may be conven iently lifted and carried, and each compartment of the tub is preferably provided with means whereby it may be drained and which means is in the nature of a faucet 27 fitted to one side wall 2 of the tub near the bottom thereof and communicating with the respective compartment.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim is:

1. A wash tub, a partition extending between opposite walls of the tub, and a trou h at the top of the partition extending t e length thereof between the walls of the tub to which the partition is joined.

2. A wash tub, a partition extending between opposite side walls of the tub and having its upper portion deflected laterally to form one side of a trough, and a plate attached at its lower edge to the upper portion of the partition and deflected laterally to form the opposite side of the trough. 3. In combination, a wash tub, strips proecting laterally from a side of the tub, a rubbing plate adapted to be confined between said strips and freely movable towards and away from that portion of the side of the tub comprised between-the strips, and brace members attached to the rear side of the plate adjacent vertical edge portions thereof and extending substantially the length thereof and engageable with the inner side of the tub to reinforce and strengthen the plate.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

. WILLIAM C. SELF. [1,. a] 

